Performing Arts, Production Design, Sound Design, Interior Design, nd Dramatic Writing are the majors represented and the cast and crew has been enjoying the real-world experience that Evariste, Bridges, and the other professors bring to the table. We are all just so excited to be watching each other perform because it been two years and this process has been a transformative experience,” said Iocovozzi, getting emotional when reflecting on the cast’s return to the stage and performing. When someone finishes a song everybody backstage is clapping. “We are really like everyone’s number one fans. Now she plays the lead in the largest cast of any show at SCAD to date.Īlso in leading roles in the cast of 34 SCAD students is Joe Gauzza as Chad and Terrance Williams as Dennis. She says she now feels SCAD is always where she was meant to be. I would go and see their musicals at the Lucas Theatre, which was always just a mind-blowing experience,” said Iocovozzi. Growing up in Savannah I watched it evolve as well. The students have been very receptive to what I’ve been wanting to share and hoping to share with them and I’m really excited about continuing this journey here,” said Evariste.Įmily Iocovozzi, a Savannah native and SCAD junior plays the role of Natalie in the play.īefore transferring to SCAD, 2015 Savannah Arts graduate was living in New York City working off-Broadway while working a degree at the Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.Īs the pandemic set in, Iocovozzi returned home in 2020 and transferred. “I’m enjoying myself here and I’m enjoying the community here. “I was attracted to SCAD because the program valued learning multiple disciplines and applying real world experience teaching to do so,” said Evariste referring to SCAD’s large number of industry professional professors educating students. They returned to their residence in New York ahead of the full lockdown of Broadway, and had already been thinking about transitioning into the production and education side of the business while starting a family. They were in Australia working a production of “Book of Mormon” in 2020 when the world started to shut down. It is that story of acceptance that drew Evariste and the cast to the story.Įvariste and her husband are both professors at SCAD. Chad has got this cool factor, this old school James Dean reference, but more so than that is just his confidence and acceptance of himself,” said Evariste. “What makes the show fun is the story itself is actually really about acceptance. One of the main themes of the show is appreciation, understanding, and acceptance of all people. Repressed by their conservative mayor, the town begins to come alive once more under Chad’s influence. The musical fantasy features such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Cruel” by Elvis Presley.Ī small Midwestern town is thrown into a whirl with the arrival of Chad, a good-looking, motorcycle-rider, who rides from town to town with a guitar on his back and a song in his heart. I had such a pleasant experience with that show and I hadn’t known the material beforehand, I just knew that it was songs of Elvis and I knew that there was a lot of dancing and it was a very upbeat uplifting show,” said Evariste.Īll Shook Up, Joe DiPietro’s tale of cross-dressing, mistaken identity, and romance was inspired by Twelfth Night and other Shakespearean comedies. “I did the Broadway first national tour which happened in 2006, and it was directed by Tony Award-winner Christopher Ashley and Tony Award-winner Sergio Trujillo did the choreography. Evariste has appeared on Broadway and stages around the world in many shows such as Disney’s smash hit “Aladdin,” the Tony Award-winning “Memphis,” “Leap of Faith,” Disney’s “Mary Poppins” and “Motown: The Musical,” where she played the role of Mary Wilson.Įvariste is a new professor at SCAD, but this show holds a special place with her because she performed in the Broadway touring company of “All Shook Up.”
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